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(Please Favorite and Recommend)","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>\"Get lost!\" Qi Hui said with a dark face, sounding annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\" Lei Jiayin kept on laughing; this kid had finally been put in his place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui curled his lip: \"Do you think you're acting in a martial arts drama?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A hero saves a beauty, and she offers herself in return, vowing to be together until death? It's not a novel; how could it be that ridiculous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The trope isn't new, but as long as it works, it's fine. Besides, works of fiction need logic, but reality doesn't,\" Lei Jiayin chuckled, his face full of schadenfreude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, what are you afraid of? You're unmarried, she's unmarried; no one will say anything if you're together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they really were to become a pair, Li Caihua's personality would truly be a handful for Qi Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh...\" Qi Hui gave a forced smile: \"She simply got too deep into the role. Once she shakes off that emotional state, she'll naturally recover; I won't even need to do anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, if I followed your logic, wouldn't we become a 'set couple'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're a couple while acting, but once you stop acting and leave that emotional environment, you become calm, the passion fades, and eventually, you just get sick of looking at each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no interest in playing those games.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Lei Jiayin looked at Qi Hui in surprise, unable to help but look him up and down: \"You actually understand this much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How come you're like an old veteran of the scene?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui wasn't an old veteran; he was just a young man who hadn't been graduated long, but his way of doing things and his way of thinking were like those of a seasoned pro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh...\" Qi Hui ignored him. The messy, chaotic affairs of the entertainment industry in his past life had long since been spread before everyone via all sorts of short videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had experienced the era of information explosion; how could he not understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that mobile internet wasn't that developed yet; otherwise, could those sordid affairs of the entertainment industry really be hidden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were hidden now, there was no guarantee someone wouldn't dig up old accounts in the future, like that Zhao \"Buffett\" Wei military flag incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough talk, I'm going to smoke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait for me, I'm going too,\" Lei Jiayin called out hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to bum a cigarette off me again?\" Qi Hui looked at him with disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin gave a triumphant chuckle: \"Don't you want to avoid getting close to Li Caihua? If I'm by your side, won't she be unable to do anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That makes so much sense, I actually can't refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy has reached a new height in bumming cigarettes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the safety accident, the production had temporarily ceased operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it didn't count as a full stop; it was mainly because both of Qi Hui's underwater scenes had been filmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they almost had a major problem, they had finished filming before the trouble started, and the shots were good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing Director Lin was worried about now was Li Caihua's physical condition and her emotional state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it dragged on for too long, it would affect the normal operation of the production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he had Li Caihua return to the hotel to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Caihua hesitated a bit, looked around, didn't find Qi Hui, and was unsure whether she should refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Director Lin wouldn't hear of it and insisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Li Caihua was taken back to the hotel by her assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the production... there were two more scenes left, both of which were night underwater scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Caihua's incident had scared Director Lin, so he immediately made calls to get safety harnesses, preparing to have the actors wear them before going into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the lifeguards and kayaks on the side, the safety was greatly improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Tu Liman and Qiu Chixuan breathed a sigh of relief; neither of them could swim, so having a harness on was the best thing possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lin, no more scenes for me, right?\" Qi Hui poked his head into the director's tent and asked Director Lin, who was so busy he was running around in circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None. Go do whatever you want, just don't go into the water,\" Director Lin waved his hand and said without looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently blocking out the scene for Qiu Chixuan, Tu Liman, and Chi Shuai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qi Hui arrive, Tu Liman and Qiu Chixuan's eyes lit up, and their smiles were very sweet and sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui waved at the two girls and then said to the director: \"Alright, then I'm going fishing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he picked up a small bag from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Director Lin felt a pang of envy; he wanted to go fishing too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't go too far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I won't go into the water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who cares if you go into the water? I'm saying, share the fishing spot with me later!\" Director Lin shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, he knew he was a veteran \"empty-handed\" fisherman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Lei Jiayin came over: \"Going fishing? How about I go with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know how to fish?\" Qi Hui expressed doubt. His fishing skills were brushed up from Station Master Wu... ah no, from Teacher Feng Enhe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Enhe wasn't just an actor; he was a lifetime honorary member of a certain fishing club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui had heard the old man mention it once; it seemed to be called something like the China Celebrity Angling Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just hearing the name, he knew it was pretty impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin curled his lip: \"Who doesn't know how to fish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back home, I've been climbing trees to catch birds and going into the water to grab fish since I was a kid. Fishing is something I've done since I was little!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then where's your fishing rod?\" Qi Hui looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin waved his hand: \"You don't need to prepare that stuff; just find a wooden stick or a thin piece of bamboo and whittle it down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that doesn't work, you can even use a slipper tied with some line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And the bait?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the hook and line?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use yours too!\" Lei Jiayin said shamelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did this big-headed guy give me that velvet antler just so he could bum stuff off me with a clear conscience?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Lei Jiayin managed to bum off him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the Wusong River, Qi Hui carried the fishing rod Teacher Feng had given him and cast his line into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin, standing to the side, had found a thin bamboo pole from somewhere, tied on a line and hook, and started fishing using the bait Qi Hui had prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui glanced at him; Lei Jiayin had a lot of ideas—he hadn't brought a single thing and was mooching everything off him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this big-headed guy had brought all sorts of seasonings: salt, cumin powder, chili oil... and he even found some firewood on the spot, saying he wanted to grill it as soon as he caught it and eat it right there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have to say, he had some ideas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" At this moment, Qi Hui suddenly felt a movement on his hand, and a sense of tension followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, caught a fish!\" Lei Jiayin stared at Qi Hui's float, eyes wide, and shouted: \"So fast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is called skill!\" Qi Hui laughed, put some strength into his hand, and pulled the fish up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll give it to you, you're good!\" Lei Jiayin grinned, offering the highest praise between men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as the fish was pulled out of the water, they discovered it was a pufferfish, about the size of a palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing couldn't be eaten; it was the kind that would put you in a coffin if you ate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are actually pufferfish in freshwater?\" Lei Jiayin was somewhat shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This thing has migratory habits,\" Qi Hui explained with a dark face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he grabbed the little pufferfish and dipped it in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After it puffed up, he held the round, chubby pufferfish and used it to scrub his slipper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\" Lei Jiayin watched with a face full of black lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scrubbing my shoe,\" Qi Hui said while scrubbing: \"Do you want to do it too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin looked at the poor pufferfish and shook his head repeatedly: \"...No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved to the side, stayed further away from Qi Hui, and continued fishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as Lei Jiayin moved away, Qi Hui's luck suddenly improved, and he caught several crucian carp and common carp in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Lei Jiayin was overjoyed, shouting for him to come and process them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the fish were grilled, the two of them started eating, turning a fishing trip into a picnic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Director Lin came over, he arrived just in time for the two of them to be eating fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While complaining that the two of them weren't serious about fishing, he mooched off them, eating until his mouth was oily, and he was surprisingly good at spitting out fish bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of a fisherman; besides not knowing how to fish, he knew how to do everything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Director Lin couldn't eat much; once the time was up, he had to go back to continue filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui and Lei Jiayin were left to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... I feel like he just came to mooch food and drink,\" Lei Jiayin complained: \"The director didn't catch a single fish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... you have the nerve to talk about others mooching food and drink,\" Qi Hui countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evening, the two of them returned to the hotel carrying their fishing rods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today went well; I have time to continue fishing and grilling fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before Qi Hui could enter the room, Li Caihua suddenly appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... hello, is something the matter?\" Thinking that they were all colleagues, Qi Hui asked.\u003C\u002Fp>",1686,"2026-06-21T03:10:06.472Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","19f783003ca77ca3c29461b3c5b51ddfb1609e232b246e054b8c95cbfce60784","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-57","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-55",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-cover.jpg"]